Washboard.



H-.'A. ROSS.

WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1916.

1,279,761. PatentedSept. 24, 1918.

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HARRY A. Ross, on LYTH VILLE, ARKANSAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1918 Application filed June 16, 1916. Serial No. 104,052.

To all whom it'may concern: 1 i

' Be it known that I, HARRY ApRoss, a citizen of the United States, residingjat Blytheville, in the county of Mississippi and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which the following is a specification. V

My invention relates to wash boards and the primary object thereof contemplates the provision of the device ofthis character wherein is provided a brush means adapted to efficiently clean clothes causing only" a minimum amount of wear on the clothes while the latter are being engaged there with, and, also to operatively associate with thi brush means. a plurality of oscillating rollers arrangedto facilitate the rubbing of the clothes over the brush means.

Another object of this invention resides in the provision of novel'meansfor associationwith the ends of the rollers and with the side pieces'to prevent the rollers and side pieces'from' swelling-after continuous use in warm water consequently increasing the efliciency ofv the operation of the rollers.

It is a more specific'object of this invention to provide a plurality 'of' large rollers and arrange one ofthemto bear against the too row of brush bristles'so as to force the latter downwardl against theadjacent row" of bristles to consequently prevent these bristles from throwing water rearwardly or upwardly on the operator; and to arrange tufts of bristles alternately. with openings in the brush body to allow suds and dirty water to pass through the openings and fall into the tub without being caused to flow down the length of the body.

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision of a device of the 7 character described that is simple inconcan be manufactured and placed on the :market at a minimum cost.

Other 'obJects as well as the nature, 'characteristic features and scope of my inven-- tion will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation;

Fig. 2is a vertical section taken on; the line 22"0'f Fig. 1; V s

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on 1ine33 ofFig.l; p

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail. I Referring more particularly to the drawings, I' provide a frame comprising preferably sidepieces 1 and 2, to the upper ends of which is connected thehead piece 3. A cross piece'4 is rigidly secured between the side pieces and arranged in spaced relation to the head piece. Receivable between and connected tothe head piece 3 and the cross piece 4 and also connected to the siderpieces 1 and 2 is a board 5 which provides a bottom forqthe soap box.

means." In the present instance'thisfmeans comprises a rectangular body 6 which isv arranged ftransvcrselyon the side pieces 1 and 2 and connected in recesses 7 in the rear faces of the side pieces approximately intermediate the lower ends ofthe pieces and.

the cross piece .4, preferably through the medium of screws 8. Thef-bodyis provided with a plurality of alternately arrangedopenings 9. These openings are arranged also in parallel rows while in the alternate 1 openings in each row are arranged tufts of bristles 10 which are placed alternately to the bristles in the adjacent row, the arrange ment beingclearly illustratedto advantage in the drawings. Likewise it will be noted tuft of bristles to permit soapsuds and dirty body before entering the tub, not shown.

In 'orderto facilitate the rubbing of I clothes over the brush means I have struction, eflicient in operation and onethat prothat an opening is arranged adjacent each 7 I water to pass therethrough withoutbeing I caused to flow down the full length of the -1 vided a plurality of large rollers lland a plurality of smaller rollers 12; The inner faces of each of side piecesjl and 2 are pro vided with a pluralityof recessesdisposed in spaced groups." The recesses in each group 7 are adapted to receive the continuous metal sockets 13; shown in Fig. 4. Metallic caps 14 are carried upon the respective ends ofv the rollers and are adapted to be journaled in the sockets13. These sockets and caps prevent the rollers and side pieces from swelling after the wash board has been continuously used in warin water. Incid'eiit ally the large rollers 11 are positioned in a plane in advance of the plane of the outer edges of the bristles 10 and the lower of thelar e rollers 14 is arranged to bear against the upper row of tufts of bristles 10 to consequently force the latter downwardly against the adjacent row. By this arrangement the liability of the bristles splattering-water and suds upon the operator is lessened. After the board has been used the bristles will tend to assume a downwardly inclined-positionas illustrated in Fig. 2. The bristles will then serve to prevent splashing of "the water up wardly. It will be appreciated thatthese rollers are not designed for cleaning l purposes but-on theother handrotate or oscillate to facilitate the pushingand pulling f clothes backand forth over'the brush. Itis tobe appreciated that when the bristles in the brush body have become'worn the body can be readily removed and the new one associated with the recess. If the bristles are arranged in advance of the rollers strips of card-board or the like may be" readily interposed between the bottom of the recess 7 "onthe body 6 so: that a proper adjustment may-be attained for the bristles.

From the above description takenf-in 'conn'ectibnwith' the accompanying" drawing, it can easily be seen that I have provided a deviee' -that is simple in constructiom containing but aE-few simplel parts xthat can be cheaply manufactured and: assembledwand when "assembled can be-pla'cedEupon "the market and sold at aminiinum cost.

- v 'lt willbe understood that the above description and accompanying drawings T-comprehend only the: general embodiment of ;my

inventi'on and that various minor changes -"t hescope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention "what' l' claim as new and desire to secure by -Leters Patent, 1s:

1. A wash board, which comprises a frame, a brush body reinovably secured to the frame, tufts -of bristles arranged: in spaced vertical and longitudinaljrows oirthe body, a plurality of different :diametered rollers rotatably mounted in the frame'an darranged insgroups transversely adj acent the upperand lowerends of the body, the lower one of the upper rollers being adaptedto bear against'the upper row of bristles to preventsplatteringof water on the operator whilelrubbing clothes over the bristles. I 2. A wash board, which comprises a frame, a brush body removably connected with the frame and prov-idedwith agp'lurality of spaced openings therein, a plurality of. spaced tufts vof bristles projecting from-the brushbody, each tuft oflbristles 'being disposed near one of said openings,

and a plurality of spaced rollers rotatably mounted-and arranged ingroups adjacent each of the upper and lower ends of-said brush body.

In testimony whereof I aflix iny signatlilre in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY A. ROSS.

I Witnesses:

' S. 'M: STRAT-TO W. M.=BuRNs.v

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